Clinical Nurses' Perception on the Importance and Performance of Nursing Managerial Competencies.
10.5977/jkasne.2017.23.3.252
- Author:
Gyeongja KANG
1
;
Jeong Hee KIM
Author Information
1. Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Jeju National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Professional competence;
Nurse administrators;
Education;
Hospital administration
- MeSH:
Education;
Head;
Hospital Administration;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Nurse Administrators;
Nursing*;
Professional Competence;
Staff Development
- From:Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
2017;23(3):252-267
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate clinical nurses' perception on nursing managerial competencies. METHODS: This was a descriptive study. The data were collected from 198 nurse managers who had worked in six general hospitals using a self-reporting questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Importance-Performance Analysis. RESULTS: Only 32% of the participants had experienced nursing managerial competency training. The mean score for perceived performance of nursing managerial competency was lower than that for perceived importance. There were significant differences in perceived importance, performance, and importance-performance gaps among head, charge, and staff nurses. Importance-performance analysis showed that three of the 30 nursing managerial competencies require further development: staffing, human resources development and education, and nursing standard development competency. There were significant differences in importance-performance gaps according to age, career years in current hospital, work shift, position, nursing delivery system, and nursing managerial competency-education experience. CONCLUSION: A training program for developing and improving nursing managerial competencies which is focused on the gaps in importance and performance level is needed for clinical nurses. In addition, it should be considered to improve nursing work conditions such as nursing delivery system and formal appointment in order to increase the performance of nursing managerial competencies.
